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N. J. BISHOP. GAT'E.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7, 1922. 1,433,929. Patented Oct. 31, 1922.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR 7. 1922.

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NEWTON J. BISHOP, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF CDLUMBIA.

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Application filed March 7, 1922. Serial No. 541,737.

Toallcuhomz'zf may concern: Figure 2 is a top plan view of the gate, Be it known that It, NEWTON J. BISHOP, a one of the operating levers being broken oitlzen of the United States, residing at away. 55

Washingtomin the District of Columbia, Figure 3 1s a detail sectional view transhave invented a new and useful Gate; and versely through the pivoted corner of the I do hereby declare the following to be a gate. full, clear, and exact description of the in Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 vention, such as will enable others skilled designates spaced vertically disposed par- 60 inthe art to which it appertains to make and allel posts located adjacent the side 2 ot the use the same. V roadway 3. The upper ends of the posts 1 The invention relates to longitudinally are connected together and braced by a bar movable gates of the curvilinear type, and 4:, the ends 5 of which extend beyond the has for its object to provide a device of this outer sides of the posts 1 and have pivotally 65 character wherein the gate is moved rearconnected thereto at 6 diverging operating wardly or forwardly by hinged bars pivotbars 7. The ends 8 of the bars 7 overlie the ally connected to the upper rear corner of road bed 3 at each side of the gate 9 and the gate, to which bars rockable diverging are adapted to be rocked downwardly in the operating levers are connected by links. direction of the arrow a in Figure l by the 70 A furtherobject is to provide in combidriver of an approaching vehicle pulling nation with a curvilinear gate a supporting downwardly on the ropes 10, thereby caus- 'r'ound engaging wheel at its forward end, ing the ends 11 of the operating bars 7 b which ground engaging wheel supports the whlch are connected together by the transforward end of the gate during the longituversely disposed bar 12, to simultaneously dinal movement of the gate, thereby 'obviatmove upwardly in the direction of the aring the use of parallel pivoted gate operrow I), and impart an upward pull on the ating bars, in a gate of this character. connecting rods 13, which are pivotally con- A further object is to locate the supportnected at 14; to the under side of the bar 12 ing wheel forwardly of the free end of the and have their lower ends pivotally congate between bevelled bars, which bars nected at 15 to spaced hinged bars 16, which 3 guide the gate between spaced gate posts, bars are hingedly connected at 17 to posts which gate posts are provided with atrans- 18. It will be seen that when a vigorous.

versely disposed bar located over the wheel pull is imparted on either of the ropes 10, thereby preventing the forward end of the that the connecting bars will cause the 85 gate from being raised when closed, for inhinged bars 16 to move in the direction of as stance by animals, such for instance as hogs the arrow '0 and in a vertical plane, During rooting under the gate; this action, the gate which is pivoted on the A further object is to entirely conceal the concealed shaft 19 will move rearwardly pivotal pin of the operating bars, thereby until its rear end rests on the ground spaced so eliminating bolts and nuts and to secure the from the roadway and atter the pivoted 40 various parts adjacent the pivotal point of members 16 have passed through and bethe gate permanently together without the yond a line drawn between the pivotal use of nuts and bolts. i 1 points 14 and 17. As the spaced hinged bars With the above and other objects in view have passed beyonl an aligned position .95

the invention resides in the combination'and with the pivotal points l iand 17, it will be arrangement of parts as hereinafter set seen that the weight of thegate will cause forth, shown in the drawings, described and the complet on of the movement of the gate claimed, it being understood that changes in to open position. The closing of the gate is the precise embodiment maybe made with substantially a reverse operation to that in the scope oi what is claimed without deset forth. above. 1

5o parting from the spirit of the invention. During the longitudinal movement of the Inthe drawings gate in both directions the forward end 20 Figure 1 is a side elevation. of the gate. of the gate is supported spaced from the roadway by means of the supporting wheel 21, which wheel is pivotally mounted between guide bars 22 having bevelled ends therefore it will be seen that no matter what the contour of the roadway may be, the wheel will positively support the gate under all conditions and mud or the like will not interfere with the operation of the gate. By providing the bevelled end 23 on the bars 22, it will be seen that during the longitudinal movement of the gate that if it does not run true the bevelled ends 23 will engage the curved edges 24L of the gate posts 25 and will be guided into position between the gate posts 25 where the supporting wheel 21 will be disposed under the transversely disposed bar 26 carried by the gate posts 25 in such a manner that if an animal should try to raise the end 20 of the gate the wheel will engage the bar 26 and prevent the free end of the gate from being raised. The spaced posts 25 are connected together by a bar 27 which brace-s the posts in relation to each other and prevents spreading. The free end of the gate adjacent its upper end is provided with spaced guiding members 28 which have bevelled ends 29 forcooperating with the curved edges 24 of the posts in the same manner as the bevelled end 28 of the members 20.

Secured to the opposite sides of the gate 9 and extending preferably rearwardly and upwardly e guide bars'30, the rear ends of which bars are bevelled as shown at 31 to insure the proper guiding of the gate 9 between the hinged bars '16 during a gate opening operation. However the gate may be further guided in its longitudinal movement by the guide posts32 located to each side of the gate and Sligthly spaced from the bars 30. It will be seen that the gate will be positively guided in its movement in both directions and that the spaced gate posts 25 will prevent side movement of the free end of the gate and that the raising of the free end of the gate whenthe gate is closed, will be prevented. The shaft 19 has its ends rotatably mounted in bearings of sockets 33 imbedded in the inner faces of the hinged members 16, there being spacing washers 34 interposed between the sides of the gate 9 and the inner faces of the hinged members 16, and prevent transverse move ment of the gate 9. The upper ends of the hinged members 16 are held together by means of a rivet 35, which passes through ears 36 of plates 87, which plates are secured to upper ends of the hinged members 16. It will be seen that the rivet 35 will prevent outward displacement of the hinged members 16 and consequently maintain the ends of the shaft 19 in the socket 33. By so constructing the device, it will be seen that the use of bolts and nuts which loosen incident spaced posts adjacent the free end of the gate, an outwardly extending member-carried by the free end'of the gate and provided with means for engaging the posts and guiding the gate, a supporting wheel carried by said outwardly extending member and means carried by the posts and located above the wheel for preventing upward movement of the free end of the'gate.

2. The combination with the free end of a curvilinear gate, of forwardly extending arms carried by the free end of said gate, the outer ends of said arms being provided with bevelled surfaces, spaced holding and guiding posts located on each side of said arms, a supporting wheel for the free end of the gate, said wheel being pivotally mounted between the forwardly extending arms, means carried by the guiding posts and located above the forwardly extending arms and forming means for preventingupward movement of the free end of the gate.

3. The combination with a curvilinear gate moved to open position by inclined spaced hinged members, said members be ing pivotally connected to the gate adjacent its upper rear corner, of guide bars carried by the opposite sides of the gate and extending rearwardly beyond the end of the gate, said guide bars terminating in bevelled surfaces and forming means for guiding and preventing transverse movement of the gate during its rearward movement.

l. The combination with a longitudinally movable gate operated by spaced hinged members, of connecting means between said spaced hinged members and the gate, said connecting means comprising a horizontally disposed shaft having its ends extending into the inner sides of the hinged members, eyes carried by the hinged members and securing means connecting said eyes together and forming means for preventing spreading of the hinged members.

'5. The combination with a longitudinally movable gate, operated by spaced hinged members, of connecting means between said spaced hinged members and the gate, said connecting means comprising a horizontally disposed shaft, the ends of said horizontally disposed shaft extending into the inner faces of the hin 'ed. members, spacing members In testimeny whereof I have signed my carried by the shaft on each side of the gate, name to this specification in the presence of eyes carried by the hlnged members and 21V two subscrlbmg wltnesses.

member connecting said eyes together, NEWTON J. BISHOP. thereby preventing spreading of the hinged \Vitnesses:

members and displacement of the ends of 7. M. OFFM N,

the shaft. PHILIP A. H. TERRELL. 

